Martina Gugglberger,
"Climbing beyond the Summits: Social and Global Aspects of Women's Expeditions in the Himalayas"
, in International Journal of the History of Sport, Taylor & Francis, Seite(n) 1-17, 3-2015, ISSN: 0952-3367
Original Titel:
Climbing beyond the Summits: Social and Global Aspects of Women's Expeditions in the Himalayas
Sprache des Titels:
Englisch
Original Kurzfassung:
This article investigates the conditions and circumstances that led to the emergence of Nepalese women?s mountaineering. It draws a comparison and shows parallels with
the development of Western female mountaineering. The special focus here is on so called ?women?s expeditions? in the Himalayas. In the last 20 years, these expeditions have played an important role for Nepalese women in gaining access to high-altitude climbing. An overview of the historical developments from the 1950s to the present illustrates the transnational and global involvement of high-altitude mountaineering in Nepal, as well as the impact of political and social programmes to foster gender equality and diversity.
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